Daily Republican., 1887-01-24
TEMPERANCE TALK,
Miss willard Delivers o brilliant Lee.
sure Before . Packed House,

depsely crowded than 1t was yeeterda
afternoon 10 hear Miss Frances T.. Wi
lard deliver ore Of her brilliant nd
dresses on temperance. The meetin
was announced to comm ence at 8 40 \
m, but as early as 5 O'Clock the peopi
began 10 pour into the building. and /,
Twenty minutes afterward stap din,
room could hardly be obtained. Thoc,
who went 81 the hour appointed ue
large crowds going away unable TO gair
admittance. 90
The stage was tastefully decoratsf
with pots OF flowers at each side. ,
bright flag enveloped a table and ,
large bow of white satin ribbon. IN,
badge Of Miss Willard's whitssCrosI
society, was pinned to the flag. Apotb
or table on the centre OF the platform
was covered with q handsome pillow III
cut flowers. The stage was occupied
BY the local snd State officers OF ths
lWomen'e Christian Temperance Union.
number OF the resident cleray. sew.
siai prominent gentlemen active in the
temperance work and the Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church choir, which
rendered some splendid mIsic for 'tts
occasion. Miss Willard sat on a ,ofa
between Mrs. Anna FL. MartiDdale, OF
Dover, President Of the State w. q T.
o., and Miss Anna Semple, of the vii.
mington W. g. T. U. She is q pleao.
ant countenanoed lady with wavy
brown hair and wore dark green satin
dress ornamental with corsage bon
/ quet OF white camelias.
Miss Anna Semple introduced Nrs,
nartirdale ~ the presiding Off Ger OF
me afternoon with appropriate re.
marks. Mrs. Naitindale returned
thanks for the honor conferred. and
called upon Rev. r. @. Jones, who read
an appropriate selection OF scripture,
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. DR..
Marks, and after the singing Of "Coro-
nation." the President introduced Miss
Willard. the orator OF the aftern oon
who was received with q fall oom ple
ment OF hand clapping.
Miss Willard spoke an hour and .
quarter with full strong voice and was
listened to intently throughout.
She said We could never tell how
much good may spring up out OF Tenn.
perance meeting. We 60 forth sowing
tne reed, not knowing what 1t ehail
bring forth, but moro good comes of
them than we are led to imagine.
In 1892, bookbinder went wander
ing along the street intending to take
hia own life. A man came along
and seeing the strangers pitiable con :.
diuon, stopped to act the part of q
GOOD Samaritan. He was on his way
TO Tenn perance meeting and he asked
the man TO 60 along. He turned and
followed the friend who had conde.
scended TO taks IN interest In him, and
after going up flight CT two Of etairs,
ne WAS ushered into room full of peo.
pie.
The poor, detected man was offered
the temperance pledge, and upon 1t
with trembling hand he wrote the
name OF John b. Cough. A number of
young men In the back seats sniggered
and laughed. The man felt the Insult
and turning TO them asked lam I not o
man too?" John b. Cough lived to
carry the good news OF total obstinence
TO oight million people. Out In Illinois
about AZ years ago old Uncle John
berry,a back woods temperance speaker
unknown to fame. addressed an audi
ence OF uncouth young men In hut In
one OF the frontier settlements and In
that audience one man signed the
pledge and that man was Abraham
Lincoln, who lived to see nearly every
one OF MS companions ruined by strong
drink.
Fifty years ago total nbstsiner
could not get his life Insured In an In. |
surance company. The officers would
have nothing to do with . temperance
fanatic who could not take o d sink and
let 1t alone without getting drunk. Nov
: total abstainer commands from to
IA per cent. premium. The insuranc ce !,
com panies have found that while the
average lie OF o moderate drinker was
'oH years, that OF the total abstainer
was "a years.
The W. O. T. U. has been the means
u securing temperance laws In twenty
,taks within eighteen years, and 1t
was gratifying to know that the Na.
ionai Congress has passed law re-.
luiriag temperance physiology to be-
q the District of Columbia, West Poiutj
'nd wherever there are schools ON gov
reservations. Science has come
'round to our side and says 1t Ia injuri-
ms to use alcoholic stimulants.
Fifty years ago Methodist miristert
reached sermon against temperance,
Aking tho ground that all Code crea.
ares shoulc be used and no. abused,
'herefore, God having made whiskey,l
Ihiskey was made for man, for mol
ther animal would use whiskey.
In 1el2 Methodist preacher offered
resolution against members of tbeI
hurch engaging In tho manufs oturej
nd sale OF Intoxicating liquors, but theI !
solution was voted do yn, -Four years !
fterward the same minister offered theI r
Ame resolution, and 1t was passed in q
lodified form prohibiting ministers of! 7
10 gospel from engaging In the trafficI :
Intoxicating liquors. Wehave comej !
long way since then. IT
A good many years ago at q Friends
letting In New Jersey, the question
rs asked: "Ars Friends careful toI I
rovide liquor for their men?" Now 1
10 question" is asked amongst theI 4
riends: "Do any Friends put liquor =
their mince pies" The Episcopal C
burch Of England is far In advance oil ]
, In temperance work. III
Referring to tho cause in the Districtt
Columbia, Miss Willard said she
as glad that there we're three women S
ho occupied the White House who set
eir faces against the use of liauor.l
be first of these was Mrs. Lucy Webb In
ayes, the second was Miss Rose Cleye.l -
nd and now mere girl only az years /
age at her wedding with the Presi.
mt would not souoh q drop of liquor
,e President may use wine at his pri- q
lte lunches, At hers there is none.
'horedo you stand in this fight to day n
'ainst the saloon? asked Miss Willard. -,
There Is ship ct sea, she has sprungI
leak, yonder is the port. Gan she Lii
aeh it before she sinks with all onl
'srd? Tho sailors man the pumpsIa q
I'd work with all their might. Whenl
ey are exhausted she water was still q
10 feet In the hold but was not gsin- a
z. The sailors must have rest. Thai y
ale passengers oems TO the rescued =
ID work the pumps. They oannotI